China has recently reported a large oil spill in its history with an exploded crude oil pipeline exploding and sending gallons of oil into the yellow sea. The huge flames that it caused has drawn attention of environmentalists around the world towards Dalian and the reputation of this city is now at stake. Even though it is quite early to comment on the hazards because of the immediate effect of this oil slick into the marine life, the fact that it has created a lot of pollution and will require drastic measures for controlling, cannot be neglected.

As other beaches in Dalian continue their tourism and other festivals reporting that these beaches have not been infected by the slick, officials in China have started working on cleaning out the waters and trying to stop the spread of this infestation. Greenpeace China, an environmentalist group has confirmed that the spread of this oil spill has been close to 450 square kilometers and atleast one death has been reported so far due to a cleaner drowning in the crude oil covered waters. Only one resort has been reported to be shut down temporarily and other beaches have been warned of the spread.

Mexico has turned into a city which is witnessing lots of hygiene as well as environmental problem as the air and water in the city have really gotten polluted. The levels of pollution have risen above the normal ones and can prove to be really harmful and are already taking tolls at the health of individuals there.

If you happen to be a tourist who would love to get a dip at the pacific coast at Mexico, you would probably want to read a bit further.

If you are concerned with the quality of the beach water at the beach you’re about to visit, then it is recommended that you contact the tourism department for beach water reports and avoid swimming in questionable waters.

Many beaches along the Pacific coast of Baja California are not suitable for swimming. Red beach flags are clear indications that you must not swim, but under varied systems in use in Baja, so are yellow, green and blue flags. The only real go-ahead sign is a white flag – and even then, remember there are no lifeguards – and often beaches may not be marked at all. Do not interpret the absence of a beach flag to mean conditions are safe.